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• Permit No: M1976032
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 4/23/1993
• Doc Name: ALEXANDER PIT PN M 76-032 REASON TO BELIEVE VIOLATION EXIST
• From: DMG
• To: TELLURIDE GRAVEL INC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Dem~er, CO 80203
Phone: [phone]:
FAX: [phone]
April 23, 1993
Telluride, CO 81435
Mr. Gary Bennett
Telluride Gravel, Inc.
P.0. Box 445
Re: Alexander Pit (Permit M-76-032) Reason to Believe Violations Exist
Dear Mr. Bennett:
On April 1, 1993 we conducted an inspection of your mine and found:
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.Michael 8. Long
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A failure to Dost an accurate identification sign for the mine and failure to
a_rlani}a taly m8.r k. tha hnl7ndar~?s of the permitted affected area which had been
identified as problems during an insuectivtl ~,{,llluul.leu ~~yust i7, ~~9~ for «hicil
corrective actions had ben required by October 26, 1992. We believe this is in
., .1t' „ Cf 'lc $., Of the Mineral. R;;':ec a^'i Reg''1 ati=^P_ of tho r'nlnradr Miners
Land Reclamation Board.
Therefore, we have found reason to believe a violation exists to Permit M-76-032 and
the law and h~va scheduled this matter before the Mined Land Reclamation Board.
A Formal Public Hearing will be heltl during the May [ti-e7, i9y3 Board meeting for
rnnsioeration of possible violation. ine nearing will be held in Room sia of
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and heard ~It~will be reiterated that there is reasorl to believe that you areyiny
viulaliorl uF the provisions no led above.
If the Board finds a violation at this hearing, it may issue a cease and desist
order, assess a civil penalty in the amount of $100.00 to $1,000.C0 for each day of
violation or order the permit be suspended, modified or revoked. In addition it may
set the matter for consideration of forfeiture of the $40,000 financial warranty at
a r~bsequent nearing. If you have evidence indicatirlg that the Nos;ible aiclations
not=.d above do riot e:<ist or have been corrected, please provide it to us as soon as
possible or bring it to the hearing.
If ;you have any questions, please contact James Stevens.
Sincerety,~
MICHAEL B. LONG
Division Director ----
MBLlJCS/ern
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